Memorandum-button.



PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

- lNl/ENTO/i ar/ea" ZWZ'ZJeZI/ ATTORNEYS G. WHITSETT. MEMORANDUM BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1904 WITNESSES:

ITPE STATES Patented March 21, 19 05.

I CHARLES WHITSETT, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

MEMORANDUM-BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,460, dated March 21, 1905.

Application filed May 1,1904. Serial No. 206,871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. WHITSETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Indianapolis, inthe county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Memorandum-Button, of which the followingis'a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a novel device intended to be attached to some part of the wearing-apparel, preferably at an edge thereof, to serve as'a reminder of any matter which the user desires to keep in mind.

The invention consists, generally speaking, in a button or disk bearing an appropriate legend and a novel formof clasp by which the button may be secured in position at any suitable point upon the apparel of the wearer and which will also serve to hold a small penoil and a small piece of paper or the like hearing a memorandum. The object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device of the character specified which may be very readily applied to the lapel of a coat, to they edge of a pocket, to the end of a sleeve, or, in fact, to any marginal portion of agarment, and which will hold securely a memorandum and apencil. With the objects above stated and others .of minor character, which will hereinafter appear in view, the invention consists in a novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as hereinafter described, and having the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportions, and exactmode of assemblage of the parts of the invention may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from' the spirit of the invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof.

Reference is to. be had to the-accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters'of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figurel is a perspective view showing the device applied to the margin of the wearers coat. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the button. showing it applied to a garment. Fig. 3 is a rear view of a button of the form shown in Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a horiconsists, preferably, of a front 1, which is preferably of circular form and is preferably constructed of thin metal stamped by a die into the form shown in Figs. 2 and 4; but it is to be understood that a button of any other type may be employed. The front 1 of the button is concaved at the back, and the rim of the button is rolled over 'to receive an-annulus 2, which is preferably secured in position by crimping the edge of the material of the button-front thereon. Upon the back of the button I secure a clasp, which is adapted to serve the purpose of attaching the button to the marginal portion of a garment and to hold a pencil and a memorandum. One form of clasp which is well adapted to serve the several purposes enumerated is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, and it consists of aktongue 3, of thin metal, disposed transversely at the back of the button and formed with two bends 4 and 5', connected by an arched portion 6. The bends 4 and 5 engage between the annulus 2 and the button-front and form a secure connection between the tongue and the button. The tongue 3 extends transversely of thebntton from the bend 5 and is again bent and turned over upon itself, forming an approximately circular loop 7, from which the terminal portion 8 of the tongue extends horizontally, as shown in Fig. 2. v

The clasp above described is adapted toengage with the marginal portion of the coat C or other garment when the fabric of the coat is passed between the arch 6 and the free portion of the tongue, as shown in Flg. 2. A

.pencilP may be fitted in the circular loop 7,

which will encircle the pencil and hold it in position, and vthe memorandum M is gripped between the terminal. portion 8 of the tongue and the adjacent connecting portion between the bend 5 and loop 7.

When a button provided with the clasp above described is in use, the clasp is wholly concealed behind the fabric of the garment and the pencil and memorandum gripped by the clasp are also concealed, leaving only the button-front exposed to view. The buttonfront may be made in various ornamental designs and various appropriate legends may be used, all being of a kind to suggest the action of memory and to serve as a reminder. In the construction of the button-front and the application of the legend thereto it is unnecessary to cover the entire front with the legend, and a considerable amount of space may be left thereon to receive advertising matter. In thecommercial use of the button it is intended to make the advertising feature 'one of primary importance, as the novel character of the device will naturally attract attention thereto and its utility will lead to its -preser-.

vation. I

In Figs. 4 and 5.1 have illustrated a button provided with a clasp of slightly-different structure from that above'described. In this form of button the clasp consists of a tongue 10, of metal, formed with bends 11 and 12 engaging the butt-on-front 1 and annulus 2 upon the back thereof to secure the tongue to the button. Beyond the bend 12 the tongue is bent'outward at 13 over the annulus 2 and then inward at 14 to extend transversely across the back of the button and terminate in a circular loop 15. Intermediate between the bend 14 and the circular loop 15 the tongue 10 has asupplemental tongue 16 formed therein by the action of adie, and this supplemental tongue, which is formed by partially cutting out a portion of the tongue 10, serves as a memorandum-clasp. The loop 15 is provided to receive a pencil, of course, and the clasp operates to grip the margin of a garment when the garment is inserted between the button and the loop 15 until the edge of the garment contacts with the bend 14.

The form of button last described is somewhat lighter than the form first described and is substantially similar thereto in use. ,The supplemental tongue 16, however, is comparatively fragile and may become broken off more readily than the terminal portion 8 of the tongue first described. For this reason the form of clasp first described will ordinarily be preferred, although the latter is preferable for some reasons.

From the foregoing description it will be plainly seen that the entire device is of a very .simple and inexpensive character, that it may be conveniently applied to a garment at any point where it is desirable to have a reminder displayed, and it will serve very effectively to hold a pencil and amemorandum out of sight, but in convenient reach when required.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with a button having a concave back and an annular inwardly-extending marginal portion, of a tongue secured beneath said inwardly-extending portion and bent upon itself to form integral opposing jaws adapted to engage the margin of a garment.

2. The combination wit-h a button havinga concave back and an annular inwardly-extending marginal portion, of a tongue provided with bends adapted to engage under'said inwardly-extending portion at opposite sides of the button, the tongue being bent upon itself to form a clasp adapted to engage the margin of a garment, and then bent upon itself again in an opposite direction to form a second clasp for holding memoranda.

3. The combination with a button, of a resilient tongue secured upon the back thereof and bent upon itself twice to form two clasps one being adapted to receive the margin of a garment and the other a memorandum, said tongue being provided at the junction of the two clasps with an integral loop to receive a pencil.

4. The combination with a button provided with aconcave back and having'atits rear side an annular inwardly-extending marginal portion, of a tongue provided with bends engaging under said inwardly-extending portion,

the portion of the tongue between said bends being arched upwardly, said tongue being then bent'to overlap said arched portion to form a clasp for engaging the margin of a garment, and then bent into a-portion'adapted to receive a pencil and provided at the back of the rear member of the first-named clasp with means for holding memoranda.

- 5. The combination with a button having a concave back and inturnededges, of an annulus held by said edges, a tongue provided with bends engaging under said annulus, the

portion of the' tongue between said bends being arched upwardly said tongue being then bent to overlap said arched portion to form a clasp for engaging the margin of a garment, and then bent into a circular portion adapted to receive a, pencil, and terminating in a return-section parallel with the section underneath it to form a concealed clasp for holding memoranda. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES T. WHITSETT.

' Witnesses:

BAXTER MORTON, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

